Maiestas maculata is a species of bug from the Cicadellidae family,subfamily Deltocephalinae, and tribe Deltocephalini, that is endemic to India. It was originally placed within Recilia, but a 2009 revision moved it to Maiestas.Webb, M.D.; Viraktamath, C.A. 2009: Annotated check-list, generic key and new species of Old World Deltocephalini leafhoppers with nomenclatorial changes in the Deltocephalus group and other Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae). Zootaxa, 2163: 1-64. Abstract & excerpt Subsequently, a 2011 revision found that M. prabha (also formerly placed in Recilia) was a junior synonym of M. maculata.Review of the Deltocephalus group of leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) in China. Zhang Y and Duan Y Zootaxa, 2011, 2870, pages 1–47 ( Preview)
First described by Singh‑Pruthi in 1930. Initially classified under Recilia, later reclassified into the genus Maiestas based on taxonomic revisions in 2009
Distribution
Native to India (original records from Calcutta and Sikkim).
Also recently documented in Pakistan, marking its first confirmed presence there
Specimens and Material Examined Collected in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan (Banjosa), in July 2018 via sweep-net sampling, confirming its broader South Asian range
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